jedicreeper

I don't think it was rejected because it depicts breastfeeding.. but rather HOW it depicts it. woot tends to reject things that line up intentionally with a woman's breasts.. go back and look at many past rejectees.. from the pasties last derby, to the 2 nuclear reactors a few derbies ago.. if it was just a portrait of a mother breast feeding, I doubt there would be an issue.. many of the shirts offered have designs that could be said to represent that sort of bond. this one just hits too many weird buttons, I think. heck, when i first saw it, I felt like the kid was being tortured.. it's just hanging in space, desperately trying to feed.

lunartan

ruthsdad wrote:Radiomode has mad skills. However, keep in mind that I voted for this design, which means that it probably won't finish in the top 3. I don't vote for kitties and penguins and tripe.

same sentiments: really like this design's execution/theme & i share the same voting criteria. glad to see it finally made it to the fog. hope it continues to climb. wow, low numbers this week re: votes. assuming it's the theme, or 400 voters went on vacation, or are studying for finals (l o l).

the designs i like typically end up placing 4th - 6th, too. hopefully, honorable mentions aren't just to keep the good designs/designers in limbo while awaiting a second chance to print either here or somewhere else after the 60 days.

rngo219

friderspog1 wrote:I agree. I breast fed both of my kids and do not think that breast feeding is offensive. I think this is the cutest shirt in this derby. Woot needs to look at the fact that breast feeding is a natural thing and not an offensive thing. I hope that they have rooms for their breast feeding mothers to go to while they are at work. I am very upset with the person that rejected this design, it perpetuates the stigma against breast feeding mothers.

heyy thanks for the comment. i totally agree with u on the factt hat its not offensive at all.. well i guess thats just the woots people point of view and sadly their words r more powerful then ours llo

rngo219

bluedaisy925 wrote:I NEVER comment on these shirts but I had to sign in to post about this one. What is offensive is the fact that this shirt was rejected. Some of the garbage that gets through.. but oh no, better not talk about breastfeeding. I am very angry now, woot. This is the kind of thing that makes me want to go sit in the middle of the food court at the mall & nurse my baby.

hey! just want to say thanks for the comment. i dont see how my tshirt design was offensive too but i guess thats just our point of view and sadly woots point of view is more powerful then ours llo. and also its awesome how my shirt design encouraged u enough to sign on and comment me llo i gotta say that this is one of the best comments i have ever got =P. thanks again

mjc613

yoshi9769 wrote:I like the shirt, i think if others dont like it dont vote!

This is not a matter of like or dislike.

This is not outwardly about mothers or motherhood, so it will be rejected. Now it could be said that this is advice from a mother, but the shirt does not show it directly.

This shirt has language that woot will probably not consider PG-13. Their definition is much more stringent that the one by the MPAA. And finally, since this is offensive, it is outside of what woot considers acceptable. Check the rules on "what is woot".

mjc613

bafudg wrote:What if I add a Title that says "Big Momma Fish" or "Too many basses to feed".? Would that blow the idea out there?

Send a PM to superspryte in the morning to get advice on how to resubmit this. You will have to change more than the title, but I do not know what else.

I will say this: An average fish has lots of babies, and then goes away. They don't raise them like mammals do. But if you want to go with the idea of a Momma Fish, you might want to add more "kid fish" to the design.

erish911

mjc613

ilstu99 wrote:I agree. I love the colors, and that it can be taken a couple of ways, which allows anyone to wear it. I made a couple of my bio-geek friends look at it, and it received lots of llo's. It's just...very clever, without being overly cutsie or necessary to explain.

yoshi9769

This is not outwardly about mothers or motherhood, so it will be rejected. Now it could be said that this is advice from a mother, but the shirt does not show it directly.

This shirt has language that woot will probably not consider PG-13. Their definition is much more stringent that the one by the MPAA. And finally, since this is offensive, it is outside of what woot considers acceptable. Check the rules on "what is woot".

Agree. I guess it is more appropriate for something other than woot. But if it is such a big deal why hasn’t it been rejected then? Never mind don’t answer that, i dont care.

mrrrralicious

Despite the thematic similarity to a currently fogged design, I had been contemplating a biological take on this derby since Thursday. Unfortunately, finals have resulted in a painfully late submission. Nevertheless, I hope you like it

AdderXYU

Calvinball has been on sale for months now. If you wanted it so much, you should have paid attention to the updates in sigs, the calvinball thread, the fact that derek links a shop in his sig, and has talked of using bountee, as well as any number of clues that have been dropped over that span of time.

mjc613

daedalusknight wrote:Uh oh.... kittens in danger here. Looks like we've got a new entry into the fog and it's gaining votes quickly, according to the hotness. If these cute little kitties are going to make it to print this week, they're going to need all the help they can get!

Thanks to all the wonderful people who have supported my design so far. Thanks to everyone who has shared their stories of family, of friends, and of struggles with cancer. I really hope this week doesn't end with frustration for all you nice folks. Kittens for the cure! :-)

I'd also like to thank all the people who have been donating to the cancer charity link I posted above (at least I think people have... I don't know for sure). You may not get a shirt out of the deal, but you're making a difference in the lives of people everywhere. Thanks so much for taking the time to think of this worthy cause.

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